17-Year-Old labourer booked for sexually abusing a minor girl from the neighborhood luring her with snacks

Special Correspondent 

The Kadugodi police on Monday booked a 17-year-old labourer for sexually abusing a minor girl from the neighbourhood luring her with snacks.

According to the police,the accused along with his associate living in a labour colony in Kadugodi adjacent to the house of the victim.

The duo on Wednesday lured the victim offering to buy her candies and toy took her to their house and sexually abused her.The victim was alone while her parents had gone to work .

Hearing the screams the neighbours rushed to her help, caught the duo red handed and thrashed them before alerting the police.But by the time police reached the accused managed to escape .

Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against the accused under POCSO and track down one of the accused on Monday.

The police are on the lookout for the other accused who is on the run.

We have some clues about the whereabout of the accused and will be arrested soon, a senior officer, said.